Year: 1991
Editors-compilers: Emory Elliott, Cathy N. Davidson, Patrick O'Donnell, Valerie Smith, Christopher P. Wilson
Genre: Literary criticism
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN-10: 0231073607
ISBN-13: 978-0231073608
English language
Format: FB2
Interactive table of contents: Yes
Number of pages: 905

The first history of America's major literary form offers new views of our literary history and a sophisticated examination of areas of fiction that have only recently begun to receive attention.
"Designed as a companion to The Columbia Literary History of the United States, this compilation of 31 major essays covers the American novel from the 1700s to the present (although the majority deal with the 20th century). Within each era, themes, genres, and topics such as realism, gender, romance, and technology are discussed in depth, as well as modern Canadian, Caribbean, and Latin American fiction. Unfortunately, each essayist selects only the authors who best illustrate his or her topic, thus subtly skewing the view of the literary scene at that time. Since women, minorities, popular fiction, and even the book marketplace are included, coverage is uneven, with some major figures getting short shrift. Best as a supplement to other sources, this is recommended for all literature and reference collections."
Shelley Cox, Southern Illinois Univ. Lib., Carbondale

Introduction
Beginnings to the Mid-Nineteenth Century
Introduction
The Early American Novel
Autobiography and the Early Novel
The Book Marketplace I
The Romance
Romance and Race
Domesticity and Fiction
Fiction and Reform I
The Late Nineteenth Century
Introduction
Realism
Fiction and the Science of Society
Fiction and Reform II
Nation, Region, and Empire
Gender and Fiction
Popular Forms I
The Early Twentieth Century
Introduction
Modernist Eruptions
American Proletarianism
Popular Forms II
Ethnicity and the Marketplace
Race and Region
Fiction of the West
Technology and the Novel
Society and Identity
The Late Twentieth Century
Introduction
Postmodern Culture
Postmodern Realism
Constructing Gender
Canada in Fiction
Caribbean Fiction
Latin American Fiction
Colonialism, Imperialism, and Imagined Homes
The Book Marketplace II
Postmodern Fiction
The Avant-Garde
Biographies of American Authors
Selected Bibliography of Critical Works
Notes on Contributors
Index

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